Thomas Fitzgerald Dolan (born September 15, 1975) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Dolan grew up in
Arlington, Virginia
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. He attended the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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, where he swam for coach
Jon Urbanchek
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) competition from 1994 to 1997.MGoBlue.com, Men's Swimming & Diving Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions Retrieved February 17, 2013. During his college swimming career, he won individual NCAA national championships in the 500-yard freestyle (1995, 1996), 1,650-yard freestyle (1995, 1996), and 400-yard individual medley (1995, 1996), and was a member of three of Michigan's winning teams in the 800-yard freestyle relay (1994, 1995, 1996).
Dolan represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes Men's 400 metres Individual Medley Final Retrieved April 16, 2013. At the
1996 Summer Olympics
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2000 Summer Olympics
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in Sydney, Australia, Dolan again won a gold medal in the men's 400-meter individual medley, and setting a new world record of 4:11.76 in the final. He also received the silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 200-meter individual medley (1:59.77).
Dolan was inducted into the
International Swimming Hall of Fame
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as an "Honor Swimmer" in 2006, and the
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame honors athletes, coaches, administrators, journalists and other contributors to athletics. Many of the more than 350 inductees since 1972 were born in Virginia or enjoyed success in college, professional, amateur or ...
in 2009. He now runs the Tom Dolan Swim School in Northern Virginia, teaching infants to adults fundamentals that are essential for water safety, recreational swimming, and competitive swimming.Tom Dolan Swim School About Us Retrieved April 16, 2013.
List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming.
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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
This is the complete list of men's World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming from 1973 to 2022.
Medalists
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World record progression 400 metres individual medley
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